you will see the detailed project information for this default project.The complete set of documents recorded in the system is divided into areas or groups called Projects. The concept of Projects is similar to what other applications call folders, cabinets, etc.
A hierarchy of projects is supported, where a project may belong to another project defined in the system. This other project is known as the master project. The project navigator (see section - TIMS3 Project Navigator) allows you to move through the hierarchy of projects to locate documents belonging to the target project.
When the Projects button is selected on the main TIMS3 menu, the
project form is displayed in it’s search mode with the default
project name entered on the form. By clicking the Refresh Query icon
you will see the detailed project information for this default project.
When reviewing project information, the icons displayed on the toolbar at the top of the screen allow you to perform specific functions. The purpose of each icon has been described in the previous section, but is repeated here for additional clarity.
To create new projects. A blank form will be displayed to define the new project information
To make changes made to the project record displayed
To make a copy of the current project record displayed
To delete the current project record.
To search for other project records. A blank search (or filter) form will be displayed.
The information stored in the projects table is described below:
|
Field Name |
Description |
Maximum Characters |
|
Project ID |
An internal field used as the unique index to the project record |
counter |
|
Project Name |
The keyword used to access the project. |
16 |
|
Project Title |
The full title of the project. |
64 |
|
Project Manager |
Indicates the manager responsible for the project. |
16 |
|
Company |
The company who may be the client for the project, or the primary consultant working on the project. The company should be created first in the company form, as described further on in this section. |
56 |
|
Status |
The project status is used to track the progress of the project through it’s various stages, from start to it’s final completion. |
10 |
|
Start Date |
This is when the project was first created. |
date format |
|
Charge Number |
This is a number that is used on the accounting reports to generate the billable hours for a project. |
16 |
|
Reference Number |
This is a general-purpose field for recording other alphanumeric information. |
9 |
|
Archived |
This flag indicated whether a project has been archived (Yes or No). |
1 |
|
Node |
This is the node name of the file server where the project documents are stored. |
64 |
|
Path |
This defines the full directory path name to the project documents. |
255 |
|
Owner |
The owner of the project is the user that first created this project. |
32 |
|
Group/Department |
This is the group or departments that the owner of the project belongs to. The group should be created first in the group form, as described further on in this section. |
32 |